Saskatchewan residents are not getting the complete picture of Sunday’s COVID-19 update due to an “unexpected, one-day staffing issue”, according to the provincial government. “This delay includes the number of recoveries as well as regional breakdowns,” reads the update from the government. “Full details will be included in [Monday’s] case summary news release.” Due to […]
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert died on Friday as a result of COVID-19-related complications. A statement from CSC notes that the prisoner passed away at an outside hospital. The organization has notified next of kin of his death. “As in all cases involving the death of […]
Wakaw’s Lakeview Pioneer Lodge is one of the senior care homes in Saskatchewan that has been hit with a COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly all 44 residents tested positive for the virus this week with most of the seniors who tested positive being asymptomatic. As of Friday morning, four of the home’s residents who had positive tests […]
The number of Saskatchewan students enrolled in homeschooling this year has more than doubled. Kevin Gabel, executive director of programs in the Ministry of Education, says in the previous year there were 2,779 students enrolled. As of this past September, enrolment was at 4,662 for an increase of 1,883 students. Over the past few years, […]
The provincial government’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy has a new application deadline after it was moved from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021. The program, which was launched on June 18, works as a temporary training subsidy to assist businesses with financial support to train employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This program has been […]
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan believes “resilience” was the key word for 2020. McLellan said businesses faced the unknown challenges that were presented during the lockdown in the spring. He added that those same businesses and companies became resilient regarding operations during a pandemic. “Many businesses pivoted quickly and did great things, and […]
The Saskatchewan government says the province is expecting 4,900 doses of the Moderna vaccine to arrive next week. This comes after Health Canada gave the green light for Moderna’s vaccine. “The approval of the Moderna vaccine means more high-risk Saskatchewan residents will be able to be immunized against COVID-19,” says Health Minister Paul Merriman in […]
Five more residents who tested positive for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have died, bringing the province’s total death count to 130. Two deaths in the 70-79 age group were in the Regina zone. Three deaths in the 80+ age group were in the Regina, North West and Central East. Saskatchewan has also reported 159 new cases […]
OTTAWA – Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on Dec. 9. Moderna anticipates starting shipments to Canada within the next 48 hours. Up to 168,000 doses are set to arrive […]
The government is reporting three more COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, as well as 181 new cases and 223 recoveries. All three of the deaths, which brings the provincial total to 125, were people aged 80 or over with two coming from Regina and the other being in the North West zone. The province has […]
